Veteran Ventures Capital Announces Investment in Hybron Technologies as Hybron Technologies Closes $25M Seed Round
Key Takeaways: Hybron Technologies, a U.S. based Manufacturing company focused on lightweight composites for aerospace and defense applications, closes an oversubscribed $25M seed round. The increased need for domestic production...
IP Implications of NRC’s Proposed New Fast Lane for Licensing Reactor Designs Previously Approved by DOE or DOD
Key Takeaway: The NRC’s proposed streamlined DOE/DOD reactor licensing pathway includes public disclosure obligations that can constitute prior art to later filed patent applications, and that raise potential inventorship issues,...
Federal Circuit Review | March 2026
Software Claims Failed Alice Step One Where Purported Improvements Were Not Claimed In Trustees Of Columbia University v. Gen Digital Inc., Appeal No. 24-1243, the Federal Circuit held that software claims...
PTAB Update | March 2026
PTAB to Rehear Ex Parte Baurin: Revisiting the Interplay of Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Patent Term Adjustment After Cellect and Allergan Daniel M. Mittelstein & Michael L. Fuller The PTO...
Alistair McIntyre and Tom Cowan Explore Latest Section 101 Patent Eligibility Developments in Inventors Digest Article
In their recent Inventors Digest article, Knobbe Martens lawyers Alistair McIntyre and Tom Cowan examine key developments in Section 101 patent eligibility, and offer practical guidance for inventors navigating complex...
Knobbe Martens Receives Firm of the Year, Litigation Honors at 2026 Managing IP Americas Awards
IRVINE, Calif., April 10, 2026 – Knobbe Martens is proud to announce that the firm received multiple recognitions at the 2026 Managing IP Awards, including “IP Boutique Firm of the...
USPTO Introduces Pre-Order Papers for Patent Owners in Ex Parte Reexaminations
Key Takeaway: With the decline of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings and the significant increase in ex parte reexamination (EPR) proceedings, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is allowing...
One Battle After Another: Broad Institute Wins at PTAB in CRISPR Dispute
Key Takeaways: Interference proceedings, though increasingly rare, are heavily evidence-based and determine which party is the first inventor when two or more applicants claim the same patentable invention. Sometimes, an...
Is Your IP Ready? Navigating IP Challenges for Commercial-Stage Technologies in Due Diligence and M&A
Presenting as part of an LSI ’26 panel, Knobbe Martens partners Kregg Koch and Sabing Lee joined fellow panelists to explore the complexities of intellectual property management for commercial-stage technologies in the medtech industry, and the...
Stryker Provides Update After Cyberattack
According to a press release, Stryker Corporation recently “experienced a cybersecurity attack which resulted in a global disruption to Stryker’s (internal, corporate) Microsoft environment.” A cyberterrorist organization, Handala, reportedly claimed responsibility...
Charlene Azema and Sheila Swaroop Shortlisted for 2026 Women in Business Law Awards
IRVINE, Calif., April 2, 2026 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that partners Charlene Azema and Sheila Swaroop have been shortlisted for the 2026 Women in Business Law Americas...
Aerospace Update | March 2026
Proposed UAH-ASKA Agreement for Drive-And-Fly Aircraft: IP Ownership Issues in Joint Development and Public-Private Partnerships Ningxi Sun The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and aerospace company ASKA have agreed...
Life Science Update | March 2026
AI and Genomics: A New Era of Personalized Medicine Robert J. Hilton, Ph.D. & Bailey R. Arenberg Advances in AI and genomic analysis will allow medical providers to tailor treatment for...
Space Force Awards Kratos $447 Million Contract for Missile Warning Tracking
Key Takeaways: Kratos wins $447 million contract with U.S. Space Force to develop a ground management system supporting missile-detecting satellites. This initiative highlights Space Force’s partnerships with industry and underscores...
Jeremiah Helm and Sean Murray Discuss Federal Circuit Decision on Patent Claim Language in Law360 Article
Knobbe Martens partners Jeremiah Helm and Sean Murray explored the Federal Circuit’s opinion on patent claim construction in Netflix Inc. v. DivX LLC in their latest Law360 column on the...
Knobbe Martens Named Among Top Patent Prosecution Leaders in Patexia Report
IRVINE, Calif., April 1, 2026 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that the firm and several of its partners were highlighted in Patexia’s 2026 Patent Prosecution Leaders report for...
Litigation Update | March 2026
The Credibility of Experts Is in the Province of the Jury Ari Feinstein & Kathryn M. McCarthy Neither the fact that a damages expert’s testimony could have been presented more clearly, nor...
Trademark & Brand Protection Update | March 2026
Be Kind, Please Rewind – Is Blockbuster Still Famous for a Dilution Claim? Greg Phillips & Eric R. Blosser The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) is currently reviewing a case...
Emergence of Satellite Energy Stealth Startup and the Importance of IP Strategy
Key Takeaway: A startup in satellite energy transmission emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed seed round of $10 million. Investors and developers of energy technologies can benefit from proactive IP...
PTAB to Rehear Ex Parte Baurin: Revisiting the Interplay of Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Patent Term Adjustment After Cellect and Allergan
Key Takeaway: The PTO Director’s sua sponte rehearing of Ex parte Baurin raises questions regarding the scope of Allergan v. MSN, Examiners’ role in obviousness-type double patenting rejections, and the...
FAA Consolidates Commercial Space Launch and Reentry License Approvals
Key Takeaway: A new FAA rule simplifies licensing for space launch and reentry operations. Less red tape may speed innovation in space technologies, as well as the development of associated...
